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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Admissible Behavior by Jenna Byrnes

Take one smart, sexy lawyer with tattoos covering his
body. Add a macho, handsome Texan with a liquid-gold accent and enough hang-ups
to drive a lawyer to commit a crime.

When Alex West told his parents he was gay they said, “Okay. What do you want
for supper?” He grew into a happy, well-adjusted man and a sharp-as-a-tack
lawyer. He has it all—except someone to call his own. Meeting Kyle Harbor for
the first time, lots of thoughts run through his mind. Most of them dirty.
Finally, someone sexy and available, and what a catch.

Kyle Harbor grew up with a homophobic father who spent years convincing him
what ‘real men’ did and didn’t do. They definitely didn’t fool around with one
another, and Kyle got a summer at Bible Camp to convince him. Married for
nearly twenty years, he finally decided his beautiful wife deserved better and
divorced her. Now he’s looking for love in all the wrong places when he
stumbles upon Alex and sparks fly. Can he battle his demons from the past, or
is their relationship doomed before it even gets a chance?

Reader Advisory: This book contains references to homophobically motivated
physical child abuse, some brief references to drug use, one brief reference to
gang rape, and implications of a ‘gay conversion program’ in backstory.

Angie – ☆☆☆☆☆
Alex and Kyle made me want to scream at times, but I fell in love with them
both and didn’t want their story to end. Alex knows what he wants and isn’t
afraid to go after it. Kyle knows what he wants, but refuses to go after it and
doesn’t think he will ever get it. Throw in some great secondary characters, an
ex-wife, a daughter, and you got yourself a good story. The chemistry with Alex
and Kyle is off the charts and only gets hotter. This was a great story with
just a little angst, but a fast read. I can’t wait to see what the next book has
in store.

Characters: Well written
Sex: Yes
Religious: No
Would I recommend to others: Yes
More than one book in the series: Yes
Genre: M/M Romance
Would I read more by this author: Yes

Ruthie – ☆☆☆
This is the second in the series, and whilst the cast is partly drawn from the
first book, you could read this as a standalone. That said, Acceptable Behavior is a good read, so
don't miss out.

I enjoyed this story – with two men at very different stages in their emotional
lives, but somehow interested in giving each other a chance to reach a
compromise. There is a good mix of family, career, and revelations, as well as
some pretty steamy scenes. There were some little touches which I found
amusing, particularly the towels.

There were some good side plots for additional characters, which hopefully mean
that there will be more from this engaging group of people.

Jenna Byrnes could use more cabinet space and more hours in a day. She'd fill
the kitchen with gadgets her husband purchases off TV and let him cook for her
to his heart's content. She'd breeze through the days adding hours of sleep,
and more time for writing the hot, erotic romance she loves to read.

Jenna thinks everyone deserves a happy ending, and loves to provide as many of
those as possible to her gay, lesbian and hetero characters. Her favourite
quote, from a pro-gay billboard, is "Be careful who you hate. It may be
someone you love."

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